"This man is a wonderful man. He is a great man. By far the best man I have ever been with. "
Wow,that speaks volumes. Have you considered going to Alanon? Have you read Codependent No More?
I would also suggest that you read all the stickeys at the top of this forum and cynical one's blogs which can be linked to on this page, just click on blogs and go from there. Knowledge is power, learn all you can about addiction, a child should never be exposed to addiction in any way.